Founded in 1972, CBPA serves as the legislative and regulatory advocate for individual companies as well as the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) California chapters, Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) California, California Downtown Association (CDA), and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), and CCIM of Northern California, making CBPA the recognized voice of the commercial, industrial, and retail real estate industries in California representing over 11,000 companies.

2007 CBPA LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP
In 2007, the California State Legislature introduced 2,760 separate pieces of legislation. All of these bills were read by staff at CBPA and more than 500 were identified that could potentially impact the commercial, industrial, and retail real estate industry. Click here for a summary of the highest priority of those bills and their outcomes.

CA Real Estate Journal: Associations
Mixed on Advocacy Tactics
The CREJ looks at how political advocacy tactics may change in the coming year. Rex Hime, Trent Wylde, and Clay Dunning contribute to the story. Click here to read the story.